Pubdate: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET - ------------------ FAIR-WEATHER FEDERALISTS Conservatives should oppose federal prosecution of medical marijuana providers By Jacob Sullum http://www.reason.com/news/show/128062.html - ------------------ THE 16 GREATEST STONER MOVIES http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Movies/66150-16-greatest-stoner-movies/ - ------------------ NORM STAMPER ON THE HIGH COSTS OF THE DRUG WAR Norm Stamper is a cop who saw it all during his 34 years on active duty. As police of Seattle from 1994 through 2000, he was in charge during violent World Trade Organization protests in the Emerald City. http://reason.tv/video/show/514.html - ------------------ NADER CALLS FOR REVERSAL OF SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS At a news conference on Aug. 8th, Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader outlined his plan to empty prisons of non-violent drug offenders and fill them up with corporate criminals. Video: rtsp://video1.c-span.org/archive/c08/c08_080808_nader.rm http://www.votenader.org/media/2008/08/08/CorpCrimeWarOnDrugs/ - ------------------ DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Century of Lies - 08/12/08 - Arthur Burnett American Bar Association panel on drugs featuring Judge Arthur Burnett of NAADPC, Jay Rorty of ACLU and Judge Lynn Sharard http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2005 Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 08/13/08 - Philippe Lucas Philippe Lucas of the Vancouver Island Compassion Society discusses drug war tactics of US, Canada and the UN + Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2006 - ------------------ SSDP AT THE D.A.R.E. CONFERENCE "I am Christopher Columbus at a flat earth conference. I am Charles Darwin at a creationist conference. I am Micah Daigle at a DARE conference." http://daregeneration.blogspot.com/ - ------------------ MEDICINAL CANNABIS USER NAILED ON THE COLBERT REPORT Computer technician, medicinal cannabis user and "pothead" Gary Ross get nailed by Stephen Colbert http://drugsense.org/url/577PZGFR - ------------------ THE NAKED QUEEN The Naked Queen is a cultural critique of the mythic foundations of the war on drugs which has in essence become a war on cannabis. Starting with the ancient history of cannabis and leading to the extremism of U.S. federal policy with regard to this enigmatic plant, this feature documentary strips away the propagandist illusions about cannabis with its "roots in hell", unveiling the hypocrisy of this entrenched policy. http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5453256896455373998 - ------------------ WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK - ------------------ WRITE A LETTER Drug War Madness. A DrugSense Focus Alert http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0380.html - ------------------ DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE SEEKING INTERNS DPA seeks interns who are ready to be part of a growing movement for drug policy reform. Interns work as policy team members in our state campaigns. Intern tasks include creating fact sheets, conducting research, participating in policy discussions and meetings, and producing materials for our state and national campaigns. http://drugsense.org/url/HnjD7qBC - ------------------ EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT MPP The Marijuana Policy Project has two new job openings in our headquarters in Washington, D.C.: Membership Coordinator and Membership Assistant For both positions, please visit http://www.mpp.org/jobs for full job descriptions, salary information, and instructions on how to apply. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake